Concentrating-table.



H. W. FAUST. CONCENTRATING TABLE. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 2. 19:4.

Patented Jan. 2,1911

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CONCENTRATING-TABLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 2, 1917.

Application filed September 2, 1914. Serial No. 859,810.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY W. FAUs'r, a citizen of the United States, residing at Grants Pass, in the county of Josephine, State of Oregon, have invented. certain new and useful Improvements in Concentrating- Tables, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a concentrating table and has as its principal object the provision of an apparatus of maximum simplicity which shall possess high efficiency in separating the value from the gangues in crushed ore and gravel.

A second object of my invention is to provide a concentrating table in which the orcs may be delivered at different points as desired.

The third object of my invention is to provide an operating mechanism for concentrating tables which shall move the table very rapidly in one direction as compared with its movement in the opposite direction, but which shall avoid jars in operation.

A final object of my invention resides in the particular arrangement and combination of parts hereinafter described.

In the accompanying drawing: Figure 1 is a top plan View of a concentrating table made according to my invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the table shown in Fig. 1 taken on the line 2-2. Fig. 3 is an inverted plan view of the table shown in Figs. 1 and 2. Fig. 4 is a detail view of parts shown in Fig. 1.

In separate views the same part is designated by the same reference character.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, 1 is a frame work on which is mounted the moving parts of the device. At each end of the frame 1 is an elevated cross beam 2 supported by standards such as 3. Projecting upwardly through each of the cross beams 2 are two eye bolts 4 which are threaded at their upper ends to receive nuts such as 5 by which their height may be adjusted. Suspended bythe eye bolts tare links 6 which, at theirlower ends, hook into eye bolts 7 which are fastened in turn to the shaking table 8. It will be obvious that the pitch of the table can be regulated by the nuts 5. d

The table 8 presents a substantially plane surface on top, except as hereinafter noted. I provide a rim 9 which projects somewhat above the plane of the table on three sides thereof, the fourth side 10 being left free for the discharge of the material. At one corner of the table opposite the side 10 is a feed. box 11 through which material is fed onto the table. Immediately below the feed box 11 I provide an amalgamating plate or mercury container, a mercury container 12 being shown in the drawings. The plate or container may be used whenever the material contains free gold. Along one edge of the table at right angles to the edge 10 I place a water launder 13 which is supported at some distance above the table by means of a portion 14 of the rim 9 which extends to a greater height than the remainder of the rim. The water launder takes the form of a trough having apertures 15 in its bottom, said apertures extending from near the edge 10 to the mercury container 12.

Along the edge 16 of the table 8 is a groove 17 which runs at right angles to the edge 10 and parallel to the water launder 13. The groove 17 is relatively deep and wide at the edge 10 and tapers toward its other end, so that at its smaller end it is only about l/Gai of an inch deep and 1/2 inch in width while at the edge 10 it is at least 1 inch deep and from two to four inches wide. Pivoted on the edge 10 is a button 18 which is preferably made of gal.- vanized or plate iron. The button 18 is so placed that by turning it on its pivot the groove can be opened in whole or in part or wholly closed. By adjusting the button 18 to open the groove, the coarser gangues may be taken off more rapidly, while by altering the position of the button to close the groove more or less, the point at which the gangues are delivered may be changed as desired within certain limits. Of course, if the groove is wholly closed the effect is the same as if the table were perfectly fiat.

For operating the table 8 I provide a shaft 19 on which is fixed a driving pulley 20. Near the center of the shaft is a cam 21 for shaking the table, the effective surface of said cam being shown in outline in Fig. 2. It will be seen that the cam is so shaped as to throw the table toward the left as seen in Fig. 2 with a comparatively slow movement. As the cam turns inthe direction of the arrow, the cam bears against the plate 22 which is fastened to the table 8. However, when the point of contact between the cam and the plate 22 reaches the cut-away portion 23 on the earn, the table may'move toward the right'as shown in Fig. 2 with-great suddenness. The movement of the table toward the right is caused by spring 24L which is connected at one end to frame 1 by means of an adjustable rod 25, the other endofthe Q spring being secured to a cross bar 26 carried by the tablev8 by means of an e'ye'tbolt 27 The cross bar 26 is connected to the opposite end of the frame 1 by 'ni'ea'ns of a spring 2S and an adjustable rod 29,.. the strength of spring 24: being considerably greater than that of the spring 28. At the same end of the frame as the cam, 21, I provide anumberof springs 30 which are inountod between the cam and the table so as to'arrest and reverse the movement of the table when'it is jmoving fromleft to right tension in the spring 24 begins'to decrease while'the spring 28 begins'to pull on'the tableinthe opposite direction, the rods and 29 being adjusted so 'as to produce this action. I J

lVhile the spring 28 reduces the speed of thetableto some extent it is desirable to avoid jars and especially any shock which would move'the material on the table in a different direction'from th'at'given it by'the action of the spring 24. Consequently these springs 30 are so arranged as to catch thetable and reversethe movement thereof before it strikes the cam. I'h'avefound by watching my table closely when in operation thatin striking against the springs 30 the table is given a shaking, or tremulous or vibratory motion, whichhas the'eflect of settling the fine particles to the surface of'the table, and

then the reverse movement is started by spring 28. I attribute this tremulous or vibratory motion to the fact that as the table isije'rked by spring 24; towardthe head of the table, spring28 comes'intoplay and has to some 'eiztent reduced'the motion of the table 'caused by spring 2-itibythe time it reaches and strikes springs 30', and that at this point the effect of all'the'springs is momentarily in equilibrium so that thesprings ho'ld thetable in a rigid manner and cause a, tremulous'motion to take place, spring 2% having the tendency to hold the tableagainst the springs 30 and this tendency is accentuated by the weight "of the table coming against springs 30 with considerable velocity, caus'ing the springs 30 to vibrate before spring 28 comes intofull play to reverse the movement of the'table. This action is so rapid that it is only perceptible when closely watched, but it is of the utmost importance, for, I find'that'the ores after being 'disthe table while the table is moving awav "top surface of the "table from rippling.

"lodged by themovement caused by-spr'ing 24 and thrown up on to table are settled to the surface thereof bythe vibrating movement. The strength of the different springs is so well calculated that the cam actually catches from the cam, thus causing no jarwhatever to the table and preventing the water on the It should be understood that the initial speed of the table from left to right under-the in- V 'fluence of the spring 24: is in the neighborhood of one thousand times its speed of movement from right to left, under the in fluence of the cam 21 the mercury container or 'amalgamating plate andat the same time the'wateris fed through the launder 13,'the-' motion of the 'tableb'ei'ng suchas'to throw the ore'toward the side having thelaunder 13, the gangues going off the table in the groove17 and over the edge 10,"owing tothe inclina'tion'of the table toward the side16, as well asthe side 10. This inclination is adjusted by the nuts 5. The lighter materials move toward the edge 10, near'th'e groove 17, the heavier materials being thrown upward on the table toward'side 14 and launder13, owing to the peculiar movement'inipartedto'the table by the operating apparatus previously described. The point of delivery is determined within limits by the adjustment of thebolts and nuts and alsoby the button 18. I' find that the groove keeps the ore on the surface ofthetab'l'e at absolutely the same depth over the surface, except, probably, at the highest pointth'ereof, wherethe values come off thetable. The button or gate 18 is needed tofcontrolthe position of the'concentrates on the table, 'for whenthe table is receiving but alittle feed, the 'concentrates would have a tendency to wash downward "on the tableunlessthe gangues were held back so that they would bankup somewhat on the table forming a-cushion for holding the ores. If the gate were wide open when using'a light feed, as is necessary with certainmat'erials, the concentrates washing down on the table as above 'mentioned, would spread out "over a greater surfacea nd mix 'to a great extent with the gangues. Therefore byfclosing the gate, the concentrates are forcedto 'a higher point of delivery" on the table, getting them nearer to the actionof the wash'water coming from the launder, thereby securing jacleaner'prodiict; "'filso,"when the 'gate isclos'ed,'it has a tendencytoba'nk' up the water at the discharge or groove end ofthe table, causing the/water toact as a cushion'andholding straighter line.

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It will be understood that while I have shown and described the preferred form of my invention that I contemplate all such modifications as are mechanically equivalent to the form shown and described herein. In particular it should be understood that the size, proportion and arrangement of parts may be varied without departing from my invention.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. A concentrating device comprising a substantially fiat inclined shaking table having a groove running substantially perpendicular to the discharge edge of the table for carrying off the gangues, means whereby said groove may be opened or closed as desired, means for supplying water along the edge of the table which is par allel and opposite to said groove, and means for shaking said table in such a manner that the waste material will move toward said groove under the influence of the water and the values will move in substantially the opposite direction.

2. A concentrating device comprising in combination, a cam for moving said table in one direction only and arranged to have a direct contact with said table, a spring independent of said cam for jerking said table in the opposite direction, and a second spring arranged to change the motion of the table after it has been jerked by the first mentioned spring, said springs acting to prevent the table from contacting with any fixed member.

3. A concentrating device comprising in combination, a table, a cam for moving said table in one direction only and arranged to act directly on the table, a spring independent of said cam for starting said table in the opposite direction, and resilient means, also independent of said cam, for reversing the movement of said table after it has been started by said spring, said cam being so arranged as to overtake said table and accelerate movement of the table after it has been reversed, said springs being adapted to prevent the table from contacting with any fixed member.

4. A concentrating device comprising in combination a flat inclined table, and means for reciprocating said table, said means comprising a cam for moving the table in one direction, a tension spring adapted to jerk the table in the opposite direction when released by the cam, a second tension spring for reducing the speed of the table at the end of the movement produced by said first mentioned tension spring, and buffer springs adapted to reverse the movement of the table independently of said cam, said springs being adapted to give the table a momentary tremulous or vibratory action at the turn of the second mentioned reversal.

5. A concentrating device comprising in combination a fiat inclined shaking table having a rim around three sides thereof, the fourth side being the delivery edge, a water launder arranged at one end of the table perpendicular to said delivery edge, means for delivering pulp to the table at the inner end of the launder, means for shaking the table in a direction perpendicular to the launder, the table having a groove along the side opposite the launder for facilitating the delivery of gangues and Water, and a gate for regulating the discharge from said groove, whereby the level of the gangues and water may be maintained on the table as desired.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HENRY W. FAUST.

Witnesses:

M. CLEVELAND, A. B. CORNELL.

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